A provision in the annual defense bill continues the controversy surrounding the vaccine.
The department is also extending financial help programs to give more support to veterans having trouble making loan payments.
Virus infection cases within the VA health care system are up more than 200% in the last two months.
The unmanned Tritons rotating through Guam received sensor upgrades since their last deployment.
A scathing federal report has found New Jersey's two state-run veterans homes were unprepared to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Active cases among VA patients have nearly tripled in the last month.
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro had banned personnel from associating with the group in late 2021.
The end of the national pandemic emergency also ended extra support services for homeless veterans.
Visitors and patients will no longer be required to wear masks at all times at the health care sites.
The changes will begin with workers in the Washington, D.C. headquarters starting this fall.
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